Summaries

Irregular migrants Okwe and Senay work at a posh London hotel and live in constant fear of deportation. One night Okwe stumbles across evidence of a bizarre murder, setting off a series of events that could lead to disaster or freedom.

Okwe is an irregular Nigerian immigrant leading a hard life and struggling to survive in London's underground. He works as a hotel receptionist by night and, as he has a medical degree, he practices some medicine during the day, in a very odd way. Besides that he must constantly escape from Immigration officers. One day Okwe discovers that an illegal scheme of surgeries is being lead by Juan, his boss at the hotel. Juan comes up with a tempting proposal: if Okwe agrees to perform the illegal surgeries he makes a lot of money and gets legal citizenship in the U.K. Can Okwe keep his moral values intact?—Weslley Gonçalves

Okwe, a kind-hearted Nigerian physician, and Senay, a Turkish chambermaid, work at the same West London hotel, a locus of drug dealing and prostitution run by Senor Sneaky. When Okwe discovers a human heart blocking a toilet in a just-vacated room, he uncovers something far more sinister than just a common crime.—Sujit R. Varma

Details

Keywords
  • rape
  • video arcade
  • asian man
  • african man
  • immigrant as protagonist
Genres
  • Thriller
  • Crime
  • Drama
Release date Dec 12, 2002
Motion Picture Rating (MPA) R
Countries of origin United States United Kingdom
Official sites Official site
Language English Spanish French Somali
Filming locations Shepperton Studios, Shepperton, Surrey, England, UK
Production companies BBC Film Jonescompany Productions Celador Films

Box office

Budget $10000000
Gross US & Canada $8112414
Opening weekend US & Canada $100512
Gross worldwide $13904766

Tech specs

Runtime 1h 37m
Color Color
Sound mix Dolby Digital
Aspect ratio 1.85 : 1

Synopsis

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